The Central Regional Minister, Hon. Ekow Panyin Eduamoah Okyere has announced that one of his priorities is to transform the Central Region to become a leading business hub in Ghana so far as job creation is concern.
Speaking at the launch of the ‘Central Expo 2025’ on the theme “Unlocking Business Opportunities In The Central Region,” he admonished that the time to harness the untapped potentials of the region is now.
He articulated to have vehemently oppose and will continually oppose the fact that the Central Region is poor.
According to the Minister, it saddens him whenever such topic is brought up for discussion, considering the region’s potential to riches which has only been locked up.
Reiterating that for this reason, the Central Expo 2025 has come to ensure that the region is liberated to harness its full potential in terms of tourism, agriculture, education, among others.
The Central Expo is a week-long annual exhibition fair spearheaded by the Regional Coordinating Council which seeks to showcase the region’s indigenous culture, natural resources, tourist attraction sites, businesses, manufactured products and business ideas.
President of the Central Regional House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of Breman Traditional Area, Odeefuo Amoakwa Buadu VIII in his address at event, called on the need for the region to consciously do things differently to improve upon its outcome of this year’s exhibition fair slated for 23rd-30th August, 2025, in Cape Coast.
